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#OTD 17 April 1804 Ship Indostan docked in Philadelphia, having sailed from Hamburg, Germany. Among the Germanic passengers was Herman Michael Bosseck. Twelve years later Michael Bosseck indentured an 18-month-old baby in Botetourt County, Virginia. That baby, Christian Peter Bosseck, grew up to be my 4th-great-grandfather. A mystery not likely to be solved is whether Herman Michael Bosseck was the same man who indentured his child.
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https://scrappinmyhistory.blogspot.com/2014/05/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks-20-christian.html
scrappinmyhistory.blogspot.com52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #20 Christian Peter Bosseck and the Year Without SummerWhy would a parent indenture a baby? Ever since a cousin shared the indenture of Christian Peter Bosseck, that question has nagged at me. I ...